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Insulin Analogs

Is it beneficial to take insulin glargine with other long-acting insulins or with Mixtard 70/30 or 50/50 ?

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Since switching to NovoLog, my son has been complaining about his injections burning. Why would this be happening?

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I ran out of Lantus and the pharmacy was out of it. In the meantime, I am giving my daughter NovoLog every two hours. Is there anything else I can do or should do?

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Are there any problems using Apidra in a pump? My child’s doctor has suggested this to us.

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I neglected to give my son his Lantus last night, gave him repeated doses of long acting insulin for high blood sugars. What do I do about the missing Lantus dose? What happens if he does not get any Lantus?

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I am a nurse and am dealing with two 5�year old diabetics. I have doctor’s orders to give insulin after lunch with one of these children. The type of insulin used is Humalog. I am familiar with many aspects of diabetes, but not with the practice of giving insulin after a meal.

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I recently was told about the new insulin called Lantus. I am a little nervous to start my son on it because I feel it is too new to know of any serious side affects. What are the pros and cons of Lantus?

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My daughter’s doctor wants discontinue the pump and start her on Lantus. How is the dosage determined? We are concerned about giving her a large amount of a new insulin (40 units) without knowing how the doctor came up with that number.

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My son has been on Lantus insulin for about two months, and we’ve noticed that after we’ve used a vial of Lantus for two weeks, he starts to have unexplained high dinner and bedtime numbers consistently (over 250 mg/dl [13.9 mmol/L]), and as soon as we give him his Lantus dose at 8:30 pm, he’s back to normal all night. Is it possible that the Lantus starts to lose its effectiveness after two weeks?

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My daughter is 9 years old and diagnosed 9 months old. Her endocrinologist said we needed to give her 2 units of Humalog if her sugar was over 150 before meals. We are not sure how much Humalog to give her if her sugar is over 200 after meals.

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